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A '''defensive coordinator''' is a member of the coaching staff of a ] team who is in charge of the ]. Generally, along with the ], he represents the second level of command structure after the ]. The defensive coordinator is generally in charge of managing all defensive players and assistant coaches, of developing a general defensive game plan, and of calling the plays for the defense during the game. At higher levels of football (college and professional), the defensive coordinator typically has a number of assistant coaches working under him who are responsible for the various defensive positions on the team (such as ], ]s, or ]s).<ref name=dummies>"," Dummies.com. Retrieved: 6 October 2014.</ref> |
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A '''defensive coordinator''' is the coach in charge of a ] team's ]. Generally, he and the ], represent the second level of a team's command structure (the ] is the first level). The defensive coordinator is usually in charge of managing all defensive players and assistant coaches, developing a defensive game plan, and calling plays for the defense during the game. The defensive coordinator typically has a number of assistant coaches working under him (especially at higher levels), who are responsible for the various defensive positions on the team (such as ], ]s, or ]s).<ref name=dummies>"," Dummies.com. Retrieved: 6 October 2014.</ref> |
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] and ] are considered two of the best college defensive coordinators in recent history. ] and ] are among the NFL greats at defensive coordinator. Determining a good defensive coordinator relates to a number of things such as defensive statistics, the attitude of their players, and other coaches and players opinions. |
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College and pro defensive coordinators do perform different roles, but for the most part, their jobs are the same. The biggest difference between the two jobs is that college coaches have to recruit players and the coach is more involved in the recruitment process than in NFL. |
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College and pro defensive coordinators do perform different roles, but for the most part, their jobs are the same. The biggest difference between the two jobs is that college coaches have to recruit players and the coach is more involved in the recruitment process than in NFL. |
College and pro defensive coordinators do perform different roles, but for the most part, their jobs are the same. The biggest difference between the two jobs is that college coaches have to recruit players and the coach is more involved in the recruitment process than in NFL.
Some other sports that have strong delineation between offensive and defensive positions use similar coaching positions; Phil Housley, for example, served as a defensive coordinator for the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators from 2013 to 2017.
